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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow, sleet and freezing rain from now thru 2 p.m. for Montgomery County. This is your source for the latest wintry weather news in Montgomery County. We hope you will contribute your snow updates and photos for this blog as well. You can email […]

Maryland State police officers are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Wednesday morning on northbound I-270 at Clopper Road in Gaithersburg. According to a police report, a 46-year-old woman from North Potomac was fatally struck by a tractor trailer. Police said the pedestrian was in the travel portion of lane number four when […]

The Montgomery County Police Alcohol Holiday Task Force, comprised of officers from the Alcohol Initiatives Section, the six police districts, officers from the Gaithersburg City Police Department, the Maryland National Capital Park Police Department, Maryland State Police, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Takoma Park Police Department, have devoted their attention to detecting alcohol-related offenses […]

Maryland state police issued 4,139 traffic citations and 4,924 warnings during increased holiday enforcement over the Thanksgiving holiday. Police also arrested 93 people for impaired driving, while arresting 75 on criminal charges, and another 62 who were wanted on warrants, according to a news release. State police also stopped more than 7,400 vehicles during the enforcement period. State […]

Montgomery County police officers arrested dozens of motorists for driving under the influence (DUI) in Montgomery County over the Labor Day holiday weekend. Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) spokesperson Paul Starks said officers arrested 49 people between Friday night and noon on Labor Day. “Our cops worked overtime this holiday weekend to keep our roads […]

UPDATED Maryland State police officers issued 6,221 citations and 5,777 warnings to motorists traveling on state roadways over the Labor Day holiday weekend. Of those stops, police said there were 110 driving under the influence arrests and over one thousand repair orders for defective vehicle equipment. In Montgomery County, Maryland State police officers sent out […]

Montgomery County Police will conduct a sobriety check point tonight in partnership with officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department, Rockville Police Department, and Maryland-National Capital Park Police Department in memory of fallen Officer Noah Leotta. According to a news release, officers will be handing out cards that include a picture of Leotta, a message about […]

Troopers investigated several crashes involving impaired drivers and made numerous arrests across the state of Maryland this past weekend. From Aug. 12 thru Aug. 14, troopers said they investigated 15 collisions involving suspected impaired drivers. One of those crashes involved a Maryland State Police Officer and occurred along Rt 193 (University Boulevard) in Prince George’s […]

Montgomery County fire and rescue crews recovered a body from the Potomac River on Tuesday not far from where a boating accident occurred on Sunday. The body was pulled from the water near Mather Gorge, according to Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. Several police agencies were called to the scene. Authorities said a death […]

A Maryland trooper was injured in a collision on I-270 north at Muddy Branch Road on Tuesday afternoon that backed up traffic during the afternoon rush hour. According to a Maryland State Police Department news release, Sgt. Edward Witanowski was traveling northbound on I-270 when he observed a disabled motorist on the left shoulder. According […]